PACKET LABEL INSTRUCTIONS: May be started in flats or pots, but chard is taprooted, so transplant promptly or direct-sow. Easy to grow and drought-tolerant vegetable will produce best when well-prepared soil and good drainage allow its roots to go deep. Prefers a sunny place and is slow to bolt. Can be planted from Spring onwards. Two months after planting or when plants are 12-18" tall, begin gently pulling off the outer leaves and new leaves will form or cut plant 2" from soil and new will re-grow. Adequate moisture and fertility will make for more tender leaves.

BOTANICAL NAME: Beta vulgaris var. cicla

DESCRIPTION: Dependable, easy to grow with very deep roots and unequaled beauty, like stained glass.